Alleged Certificate Forgery: Court Fixes Date for Suit Against FCDA Director

Alleged Certificate Forgery: Court Fixes Date for Suit Against FCDA Director

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed May 7 to hear an alleged certificate forgery case against a Director of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mrs. Odom Anita.

In a ruling, Justice Nyako equally gave the University of Port Harcourt the go-ahead to file processes in the matter. At the day’s proceedings, counsel to the University, Mr. Jude Ezenwata, told the court that he had filed a motion to regularize and deem as properly filed a counter-affidavit the University had lodged out of time in opposition to the suit.

The plaintiff, Mr. Njoku Ifeanyichukwu, approached the court alleging discrepancies in the certificates belonging to the FCDA Director.

Among other things, he prayed the court to compel the authorities of the University of Port Harcourt to produce the admission records, departmental results, and graduation certificate of the defendant.

The court was also asked to mandate the FCDA to produce the academic records, graduation certificate, and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate based on which the said Director was employed in its establishment.

The suit, filed by Abiodun Olusanya on behalf of the plaintiff, averred that the academic records of the Director were needed to clarify discrepancies in her service records at the FCDA.